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Archive for the ‘Larry Crabb’ Category
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Dr. Larry Crabb has a unique approach to counseling. His system of counseling, called Biblical counseling, will be explained in great detail. Dr. Crabb’s first book, Basic Principles of Biblical Counseling, was published in 1975. The basic parts and theories of his system, along many changes in theology and emphasis’ will be also explained in detail. Crabb (1975) believes that ". . . the most basic problem of every human being is his separation from God, a gulf made necessary by the fact that God is holy and we are not" (p. 17).
Crabb, like most other Christian counselors, claims that his system is biblically based. The foundation of Crabb’s counseling style is the Bible. God has revealed truth to us in two ways, general and special revelation. Crabb (1987) believes that,". . . many Christian counselors have adopted a method of study that treats the bible as helpful, informative, and insightful- but neither authoritative nor sufficient" (p. 37). The bible is to be allowed the final word. The questions that are answered by the Bible are authoritative.
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Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Martin and Deidre Bobgan have written several books containing criticism of the teaching of Dr Lawrence Crabb (Larry Crabb). Their criticisms are widely read and frequently quoted, but in my opinion they are thoroughly wrong.
The purpose of this essay, Misunderstanding People, is to consider and rebut the Bobgans’ criticisms of Crabb’s position.
I first published the essay in printed form, in 1992, and republished it in 1993. Now, in 2000, I am making it available on the Internet.
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Trevor Morrison
Auckland, New Zealand
December, 2000
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Series Articles
- Introduction
- The Sufficiency of the Scriptures
- Need Theology
- Karl Popper and The Philosophy of Science
- What Crabb Teaches About the Unconscious
- Is the Doctrine of the Unconscious in the Bible?
- Confusion, Confusion
- Drivers and Shapers of Sin
- The Loss of Man
- Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography and References
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Introduction
I remember once taking a young Christian through an article which he had found by Herbert W. Armstrong. It was a formidable task explaining what was wrong with Armstrong’s article. Rather than being guilty of one easily refuted error, Armstrong slightly and subtly perverted every scripture he quoted. His article was a compound of a hundred small errors which summed to major heresy, and each small error had to be separately exposed from the first principles of evangelical theology so that his overall argument could be refuted. By the time I had finished, I well understood why Armstrong had been called "Mr Confusion."
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Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
The Sufficiency of the Scriptures
How is the sufficiency of the Bible to be understood?
What My Net Don’t Catch Ain’t Fish
Before proceeding to the five propositions listed above, it is necessary to say something more about the sufficiency of the Scriptures, and how they are to be understood. Chapter 8 of Prophets of Psychoheresy I, entitled “Integration,” deals with the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture.
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Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Need Theology
Disregard of Crabb’s Words
Emotive Attack
Footnotes
Disregard of Crabb’s Words
The Bobgans’ unreflective prejudice against Crabb can be seen in the way they treat the shift he has made from using the word "needs" to using "longings". In the preface to Understanding People, Dr Crabb says,
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Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Confusion, Confusion!
In paragraph after paragraph of what the Bobgans have written, misinterpretation of Crabb’s words is intertwined with misapplication of Scripture, and the whole is bound together with faulty reasoning. It is a formidable task to unravel such material. It would be impractical to deal with the whole content of their critique of Crabb. In this section I will point out just a few more of the errors in what they write.
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Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Drivers and Shapers of Sin
Development in Crabb’s Thought
Drivers and Shapers Illustrated
Random Sin Generator?
Footnotes
Development in Crabb’s Thought
In the preface to Understanding People, Crabb refers to development that has occurred in his thought since he wrote his earlier books. One of those areas of development, I believe, is in giving greater place to fallen mankind’s commitment to autonomy as the essence of sin: the commitment that each descendant of Adam has to be his own god, making his own decisions about good and evil. (more…)
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Concluding Remarks
Four Prime Errors
Thoughtless Rhetoric?
Footnotes
Four Prime Errors
I have identified four errors in the Bobgans’ thought which have prevented them coming to grips with and understanding what Dr Crabb is teaching. Those errors are:
(1) They have a simplistic view of what the doctrine of the sufficiency of the Scriptures means. (more…)
Posted on: December 30th, 2009 by Matt
Adams, Jay E. ( 1972 ) . Competent to Counsel, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House)
Bobgan, Martin and Deidre . ( 1987 ) . Psychoheresy (Santa Barbara: Eastgate Publishers)
( 1989 ) . Prophets of Psychoheresy I. (Santa Barbara: Eastgate Publishers)
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